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A federal judge dismisses Rose McGowan's lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein

The actor said that as she was preparing to publish a memoir with details of an alleged assault by Weinstein, he hired lawyers and investigators to obtain a copy of the book and discredit her.
Actor Rose McGowan, who accused Weinstein of raping her more two two decades ago and then of destroying her career, joins other accusers and protesters as Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan court house for the start of his January 2020 trial in New York City.

A federal judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit by actor Rose McGowan against former media mogul Harvey Weinstein.

The suit, filed in October 2019, was thrown out Monday by U.S.

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